How to Shape Cute Almond Nails
- by Sahana Kanjilal
- 11th February 2023
Filing your nail in an almond shape is the easiest way to get your manicure done at home, without having to worry about the outcome. If you already have long nails, you can go for almond nails right away as this particular shape lessens the size of your nail. But, those with short nails may have to wait for a week or two.
How to Get Almond Shaped Nails: Step-By-Step Filing Instructions
The following steps are good for transforming your round, square or oval nails into long or short almond nails.
- Mark the exact middle point of your nail and start filing towards it at a 50° angle from the right side. You should file in one direction as regular files are prone to be fragile and may split in half if used back and forth. Luckily, this is not the case with glass nail files.
- Repeat the process from the left side of your nail.
- Now, move on to filing the angular corners and the tips in a “U” shape until you have the desired almond shape.
To maintain the shape, you may need to file it frequently, especially if your nail does not have a natural growth in an oval or a round shape. If you have natural almond-shaped nails, just file once in every week to maintain the length.
If nail-filing is not your forte, you can check out some acrylic almond nails and take the easy way out.
4 Quick Pointers about Almond-Tip Nails
- Women with short fingers may find this style useful as it makes the fingers appear longer. Those who already have long fingers may opt for both short or long almond nails.
- Since these nails have a wide base and slender sides, just make the pointy center blunt to make it easier to revert back to your original nail shape.
- Make the tips pointy for French almond nails; if you want to make them even sharper, you might as well go for stiletto nails.
